Smart
actors learn from our web site, so they don't undermine their acting
careers by making the mistakes of actors who choose to be blindly led.
Knowledge is power. It will set you free and give you an advantage over
other actors.

NOTE:Tampa Bay Acting is a free resource for actors. You
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UPDATE 06/19/14/2106 - The site code for Tampa Bay Acting
has been updated to prepare for what is coming. We are short on time
at the moment, however, so read the update on Tampa
Bay Talent for more, as it directly pertains to what
is going on on this site. Updates are about to resume!

DANGER!Actors, do not fall for Tampa acting audition
and talent casting jobs advertised in the newspaper!
They are actually selling overpriced studio headshots and photography
sessions. Only obtain headshot photography and actor headshots from
a professional headshot photography company which does not bait actors
in with promises of obtaining them work; make sure that they are honest
with you about the services that they are really selling, and about
what they are in business to do! If responding to any advertisement
for auditions, castings, or talent jobs, make sure that they are a licensed
modeling and talent agency so that you can make sure that that can get
paid for referring you to the job, and if they are a modeling and talent
agency, keep in mind that it is against the law, and a conflict of interest,
for them to make any money offering headshot photography sessions and
talent photography services! Can you trust anyone who has to trick you
into contacting them so they can convince you to buy overpriced photography
services from them?
The few legitimate jobs that they advertise can be found and tired out
for on your own! If they cannot legally make money by referring actors
to the auditions and castings that they advertise, how do they make
their money? They have
to be a licensed modeling and talent agency in order to make money referring
actors to the auditions that they advertise, and if they cannot do that,
how do they make their money?
Are they going to continue working for free after they sell you services,
and find more auditions for you?
What incentive do they have to find you acting jobs if they cannot make
money doing it? If they ARE a licensed modeling and talent agency (and
our research tells us that none of the companies advertising acting
auditions and talent jobs are NOT talent agencies), it is against the
law for them to make any money selling any photography services or referring
actors to headshot photography services. Even if it were not against
the law, it would be unethical and a conflict of interest! A modeling
and talent agency is only allowed to make money by referring models,
actors, and talent to jobs. Also, keep in mind the job market in this
economy. There are never enough real jobs to make advertising them cost-effective,
especially since legitimate agencies have lots of professional actors
and talent contacting them for representation already. If the talent
agencies, who CAN legally make money referring talent to jobs, don't
advertise those jobs in the paper, what is the real deal about the people
who do? How do they
make their money? Don't
get ripped off by anyone who baits you with a job offer and then sells
you a service! It is bait and switch, it is is a deceptive trade practice,
and it my be fraud, which is a crime! If you see anyone doing this,
contact the federal trade commission and the local authorities!

The Tampa Bay Acting Scam Database
and acting scam-fighting tools will emphasize the greatest threat to
actors and their acting careers - Tampa indie film scams. We will not
post any audition information for known con artists and scams, and neither
will Independent Acting.

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their auditions and roles through the Tampa Bay Acting web site.

Acting
is not making money while making compromises. Acting is not doing
every job at no charge, as careers are not meant to be charities.
A professional actor has limits, does not compromise their integrity
to be cast in a role, and carefully considers who they work with,
what they do, and the professional associations that they maintain.
A professional actor does not accept the limits that others try to
impose on them, and realizes that they do not have to depend upon
anyone but themselves while taking advantage of networking with genuine,
reputable professionals. Professional actors are able to be cast in
legitimate roles in reputable auditions both with and without the
use of talent agencies.

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